Fly-trap.



No. 667,294. Patented Feb. 5, l90l.

, F. W. CHERRY & H. F. RADKE.

FLY TRAP.

(Application filed Sept. 11, 1900 (No llud-al.)

UNTTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK W. CHERRY AND HEN RY F. RADKE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FLY-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 667,294, dated February5, 1901.

Application filed September 11, 1900. Serial No. 29,666. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FRANK W. CHERRY an'd HENRY F. RADKE, citizens ofthe United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, inthe State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fly-Traps; and we do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The present invention is to provide a flytrap for use in place ofordinary sheets of adhesive fly-paper, the object of the invention beingto retain the adhesive or sticky quality of the fly-paper without theobjectionable feature of the samethat is, exposure of the papertogeneral view and the placing of the same on tables or thelike. With theordinary adhesive fly-paper the caught flies are always exposed to view,which in a dining-room is an objectionable feat u re as to the use ofsuch material for the catching of flies. We propose to so construct ourtrap that the adhesive wall thereof is so arranged as to be out ofsight, thus removing the objectionable feature of the caught flies beingexposed to view; also, to provide for the trap being suspended from thegas-fixture, ceiling, or other portion of the room.

In orderto comprehend the invention, reference should be had to theaccompanying sheet of drawings, wherein- Figure l is a perspective viewof the trap suspended. Fig. 2 is a detail View of the shell or casingwith the adhesive paper removed, and Fig. 3 is a similar view with theadhesive paper in position.

In the drawings the letter A is used to indicate the trap proper, whichin the present case is illustrated in the form of a cylindrical shell orbody. Preferably the shell or body is made at a slight taper toward itslower end. The upper end of said shell or body is somewhat contracted orformed at a slight inward inclination, so as to provide aninwardly-inclined flange or collar A. Preferably the shell or body A isarranged so that it may be readily opened, and for this purpose hooks bare secured to one side edge thereof, which hooks pass through openingsa in the opposite side edge of the shell or body. Thisform of connectionis made use of owing to the simplicity thereof. However, if desired,

the overlapping edges may be permanently united.

Within the shell or body A is secured a layer orsheet B of adhesivepaper, which constitutes an inner adhesive wall for the said shell orbody. This layer or sheet B is removably secured by being attached orheld in place by the pins 01. By thus making the sheet of adhesive paperremovable the trap may be used indefinitely, for after the sheet ofadhesive paper has become filled with flies it is only required toremove the same and insert a fresh sheet in lieu thereof. Of course, ifdesired, the adhesive compound or material may be applied directly tothe inner wall of the shell or body and the sheet of adhesive paperdispensed with. When so used, the life or usefulness of the trap ismaterially shortened, for as the adhesive wall cannot be removed afterthe Wall has become filled with flies the entire trap has to be thrownaway.

We prefer to make the trap cylindrical in form; butthe shape or size isimmaterial.

In order to provide against the adhesive material drippingor runningfrom within the shell or body, which is liable to occur during hotweather, we provide the bottom C, which fits over the lower end of theshell or body A.

The bottom C is struck upward, so as to form a cone C, which extendswithin the trapbody. The cone 0 is open at its top, so as to provide apassage-way d, through which the flies enter the trap. The incline wallor cone of the bottom forms a catch for any of the adhesive materialwhich may run from the inner wall of the shell or body. The inclinationof the Wall or cone C cuts off, so to speak, view of the inner adhesivewall of the trap, and thus prevents the flies caught by the adhesivesubstance being noticed from the outside.

It is our intention to make the outer wall of the trap suitably colored,ornamented, or ligured, so as to have the trap present a neat andattractive appearance and serve as an ornament to the room.

When suspended, the flies enter the trap from below or through thecontracted passage-way d, the contracted upper end serving as anobstruction against outward travel. The flies being thus confined withinthe shell or body sooner or later come in contact with the inneradhesive wall and are caught thereby.

.Any suitable means may be employed for suspending the t-rapas,forinstance,a string or wiref, passed through the openingf in the inclinedflange or collar A.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure protection in by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, a flytrap comprising a body or shellhaving its sides detachably connected, said body or shell having an opencontracted top, and an inverted open contracted bottom and a sheet ofadhesive material secured to the inner wall of the body or shell.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a flytrap consisting of a body orshell having a secured to the inner wall thereof, and of an opencontracted top and bottom for the body or shell.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

FRANK W. CHERRY. HENRY F. RADKE.

Witnesses:

N. A. ACKER, D. B. RICHARDS.

